Tie hanger



June 9, 1959 J. B. VIDACH TIE HANGER Filed Sept. 19, 1955 INVENTOR. Jahn5 vzdac/Z Ahomqy' Hem I Flag United States Patent This invention relatesto inexpensive and expendible that the ends of said tabs may be insertedinto slots 17' tie holders such as may be given away by tie cleaningestablishments, haberdashers, or the like.

It is an object of this invention to provide a tie holder which is madealmost entirely of cardboard or the like and die cut to the desiredshape.

Another object of this invention is the provision of an inexpensive tierack or holder made ofcardboard, heavy paper or the like which may bestored and shipped in flat form and then bent or otherwise manipulatedto form the necessary support for a tie or ties to be held thereon.

For another object, this invention seeks the provision of a tie holderwhich is :sufliciently inexpensive to be economically given away, andyet sufiiciently rugged to be usable by its recipient as a more or lesspermanent rack for ties. j

This invention also has within its purview the provision of a cardboard,or heavy paper, tie rack upon which may be printed advertising or othermatter.

These and other objects of this invention will become apparent from thefollowing detailed description when taken together with the accompanyingdrawings in which,

Fig. l is a front elevational view of one form of rack made inaccordance with this invention, showing the man ner in which a tie maybe supported thereon;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the rack and tie of Fig. 1 showingin dotted outline how the upper portion thereof may be bent to form asupporting hook for the rack and tie;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view through the rack of Fig. 1 takenalong line 3-3 of that figure and looking in the direction of the arrowsthereof;

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of the rack of Fig. 1 showing it inthe flat state in which it is stored and shipped;

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of a modification of the rack of Fig.1 showing a single piece cardboard rack and hanger;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged side elevational view of the rack of Fig. 5showing the supporting portion thereof bent to form a loop by which therack may be carried or suspended; and

Figs. 7 and 8 are respectively front, elevational and plan views of afurther modification of the rack of Fig. 1, Fig. 8 being a section viewtaken along line 8-8, and looking in the direction of the arrows, ofFig. 7.

Referring now to the drawings for a detailed description of theinvention, and particularly to Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the tie rack ispreferably comprised of a sheet of heavy paper and includes a main body10 of generally rectangular form having sides 11 and 12, a bottom 13 anda top 14. To enhance the appearance of the body 10, its corners may betrimmed off angularly as shown in Fig. 4 or rounded (not shown) or givenany other shape or form deemed aesthetically desirable.

The tie supporting portion of the rack is comprised of tabs 15 and 16formed integrally with body 10 and extending laterally from side 12thereof. tabs are shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive but it is understoodthat the number of such tabs may vary in accordance with the userswishes. The length of each tab is preferably somewhat greater than thewidth of the narrow portion of a tie, that is, the portion of the tiegenerally concealed beneath the wearers collar. In lateral alignmentwith each tab 15, 16 are rectangular slots 17 and 18 of a verticallength slightly greater than the vertical dimension as viewed in Fig. 4,of the tabs 15 and 16, such and 18.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the support for body 10 may comprisea wire 19, either of non-corrodible material, or coated with a substancewhich inhibits corrosion,-and of a diameter or gauge sufiiciently smallto permit bending thereof by the user of the rack. The

lower end of the wire, as viewed in Fig. 4, passes through slots 20 and21 formed in the upper portion of body 10, the end 22 of the wire beingappropriately bent back upon itself to form a hook by which body 16 maybe suspended. The upper end 23 of wire 19 is bent to form a circularloop or eye, the axis of which is disposed at right angles to the axisof the looped lower end 22. Said eye 23 provides an opening for a nailor other fastener by which the rack may be suspended on a wall, and alsoserves to conceal the relatively sharp edges of the end of the wirewhich mightotherwise tend to catch the threads of the tie and damagethem.

It may be apparent that when it is desired to suspend a tie from therack shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the tie is first hung on one ofthe tabs 15 or 16 and the tab is then bent so that its end is swung tothe left as viewed in Fig. 4 and made to enter the laterally alignedslot 17 or 18 as the case may be. The base of the tab, that is, theportion adjacent side 12, is bent sharply to give the tab a permanentset. Wire 19 may then be bent as shown in dotted outline at 24 so thatthe rack or holder may be suspended from a clothes rod .in a closet orthe like.

It may be observed that a space 25 remains between the upper tab 15 andthe top 14 of the main body 10. This space, as shown more clearly inFig. 1, may be used to receive printed matter such as the name andaddress of the cleaner or haberdasher, or any other legend. Since therack may be readily suspended from a nail or clothes rod, it is quitelikely that the ties will be left on the rack until used, and duringsuch period the advertising matter may, of course, be readily observed.

The form shown in Fig. 5 is substantially identical with the form shownin Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, with the exception that wire 19 has beenreplaced by a tab 26 formed integrally with the body 27 of the hangerand extending vertically as viewed in Fig. 5 from the top edge 28 of thebody. As shown in Fig. 6 the tab 26 may be looped backwardly and thenpassed through parallel horizontal slots 29, 30 formed in the upperregions of body 27. By folding the end of the tab 26 sharply at 31 whereit passes through slot 30, the weight of the hanger and the ties thereongenerally will not be sufficient to pull the tab 26 out of the slots 29and 30. Where it is not desired to loop tab 26 through slots 30 and 29,the hanger may be suspended from a nail or the like which may be passedthrough a suitable opening 32 located near the upper end of tab 26.

The tie rack of Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive may be made of any convenientcapacity depending upon the strength of the material used for the bodyand the support therefor. For example, in the form shown in Figs. 7 and8 sufiicient laterally extending tabs are provided to support a dozenties. This is accomplished conveniently by providing vertical rows oftabs 33 and 34 extending laterally Two of such from the side edges 35and 36, respectively, of the body 37 Said tabs 33 and 34 are foldedinwardly towards and into two rows of slots 33 and 39 located centrallyof body 37. The supporting tab 49 may be identical in all respects withtab 26 of Figs. and 6, or it may be a wire support such as wire 19 ofFigs. 1 to 4 inclusive. Said suspension tab or wire is locatedsymmetrically with respect to sides 35 and 36 inasmuch as thearrangement of tabs 33, 34 is likewise symmetrical. As in the precedingtwo forms, the form shown in Figs. 7 and 8 provides ample space in thetop, central and bottom regions there of for advertising or otherprinted matter.

Thus, it may be apparent that in all of the forms shown and describedhereinabove, a very simple and inexpensive tie holder or rack has beendevised which may be used either for the temporary purpose oftransporting ties from a vending or cleaning establishment to thepurchaser or users home, or it may be used for a period of time as aregular tie hanger or rack. Because of the low cost of the device, itcan be given away or discarded when it has served its purpose. When inuse, it is a compact and convenient means of supporting ties in suchmanner that they are readily visible to the prospective user forselection. The racks may also be stored and shipped in quantity lotswithout taking up very much space.

Where convenience is a prime factor taking precedence over cost, othermaterials than paper may be used. Thus some of the lighter aluminumsheets and more flexible synthetic resins or plastics may be used.

It is understood that the foregoing description is merely illustrativeof preferred embodiments of the invention and that the scope of theinvention therefore is not to be 4 limited thereto but is to bedetermined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A tie rack, comprising a main body of sheet material, and a pluralityof elongated tabs spaced vertically from each other for hanginglysupporting ties individually, each said tab being formed integrally withsaid main body and extending freely and horizontally outwardly therefroma distance greater than the width of that portion of the said tie to behung thereon, and said main body having a vertical slot therethroughaligned with, and spaced inwardly from, the inner end of each said tab adistance slightly less than the length of the associated tab, the lengthof each saidslot being slightly greater than the width of the free outerend of its associated said tab,

and said tabs being bent at their inner ends upon themselves with theirfree ends inserted into the associated said slots to render the tabssubstantially rigid in a vertical direction andsupported directly bysaid main body at both of their ends.

2. A tie rack according to claim 1 having means for suspending said mainbody, comprising a vertical tab formed integrally therewith andextending freely upwardly therefrom, said main body having horizontalslot means therein for receiving the free end of said vertical tab whenthe same is bent downwardly upon itself.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,234,859 Blake July 31, 1917 1,754,940 Freeman Apr. 15, 1930 1,991,306Woolsey Feb. 12, 1935 2,264,957 Shafarman Dec. 2, 1941 2,492,226 Kohl etal Dec. 27, 1949

